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Originally crafted in 1922 to house Rudyard Kipling’s “Recessional” poem, written in 1897 for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, it incorporated real turquoise, aquamarine and ruby gemstones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story Behind the Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis glorious binding comes from the revered artisans at Sangorski \u0026amp; Sutcliffe, a world-renowned British bindery best known for the bejewelled cover of Omar Khayyam’s \u003cem\u003eRubaiyat\u003c\/em\u003e (also known as the \u003cem\u003eGreat Omar\u003c\/em\u003e), forever lost in the sinking of the \u003cem\u003eTitanic.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrafted in 1922 to house Rudyard Kipling’s “Recessional,” a poem written for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897, this beautiful binding is now part of the Dallas Public Library’s collection. It is a literal jewel of a book, bound in a rich red leather inlaid with gemstones such as turquoise, aquamarine and ruby, and featuring medieval-style illumination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstablished in London in 1901, Sangorski \u0026amp; Sutcliffe quickly rose to become one of the 20th century’s most important bookbinding firms, famous for jewelled bindings like “Recessional” and \u003cem\u003eRubaiyat\u003c\/em\u003e and for their use of real gold in the cover details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an interesting connection with our larger design library, Francis Sangorski (1875–1912) and George Sutcliffe (1878–1941), the firm’s founders, first met at a bookbinding class led by Douglas Cockerell, part of the family behind our Cockerell Marbled Paper series! 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